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"NOVEMBER 2, 1934.
No. 44.
POST
SCRIPTS
HAM
POLITICS
SOAP
BASS
HALLOWEEN |
It is reported now on good authority |
that a ham that comes from the left |
side of a hog is more tender and juicer
. than the right flank. It seems that
when a hog scratches his right, or star-
board side, he tenses his right leg and
this naturally develops his muscels. For
. some odd reason, when he scratches
~ on the other side the inactive leg mere-
ly does a mild shimmy. The result is
that @ ham off the right side is muscu-
lar and tough. If you don’t believe it,
: watch a hog for a couple of days.
y a
No man is ever too old to look at a
woman, and no woman is ever too fat
to hope that he will look.
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It is interesting to peek occasionally
behind the political scenes and glimpse
‘the tremendous organizations such as
those which are now marshalling theirs
- forces for a final drive for next Tues-
day’s votes.
Aside from the public meetings and
parades, the paid workers, the radio
* ‘addresses, the political cards and the
‘other traditional phases of a campaign
‘hich are public knowledge there are
‘innumerable secret and semi-secret
ctors which represent untold thous-
te of dollars in expenditures.
' ‘For example, this week The Post has
received 163 pages of mimeographed
‘copy from’ various ‘Republican and
“Democratic headquarters in Harris-
burg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
Multiply that by the number of news-
papers there are in Pennsylvania and
vou’ll have a picture of one of the tre-
mendous wastes of the campaign, We
say waste because we—and we expect
other newspapers took similar action—
dumped all of the publicity in the
waste basket.
In addition to this copy there was
much political news of local interest
used, and any number of pamphlets,
tabloid newspapers, straw votes which
received some casual attention.
; This vast publicity machine is only
one ‘of the silent forces of the cam-
paign. Some of the others may be the
property of the public before long. A
United States Senate - Committee, head-
ed by Senator James. FE. Byrpgs of
South. ;Carolina, will investigate pri-
mary ‘and general election expenditur-
. es shortly and’ 6ne gentleman who
. claims to have analyzed the ‘receipts
‘and expenditures of the parties had
predicted that “when it comes into this
state more violations of the Federal
and State statutes governing election
expenditures and more varieties of
election crimes will be found than were
‘ever exposed by a Senotorial investi-
‘ gation”.
EX a
The Dallas pranksters who have been
- soaping automobile windows this week
as part of their Hallowe'en celebration
may find themselves in serious trouble.
The law provides heavy penalties for
tampering with, automobiles.
Motor vehicles are not adaptable to
Hallowe'en pranks. Soaping wind-
shields and letting air out of tires are
two “jokes” which appear to be most
common. Both are dangerous and are
_ prohibited by law.
~ Soap on the windshield is difficult to
remove if the motorist does not have
access to water and it seriously ob-
scures the driver's view until it is re-
moved, Unless the driver is able to
clear it away immediately it may con-
tribute to an accident.
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The biggest large mouth bass taken
in Pennsylvania during the 1934 sea-
son had been, until its demise, a deni-
zen of Harvey's Lake.
‘When the Fish Commission compiled
statistics on big fish this week it de-
cided that the 24 inch bass which John
Warzechowski of Nanticoke took from
the lake took the record. It weighed
eight pounds, eight ounces. He was
fishing plug.
It is significant to note that artifi-
cial lures captured the largest brown
trout and the record breaking large
niouth bass, while a spinner and lam-
prey eel combination accounted for the
record bass.
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On Thursday morning the main
street of Dallas looked like Georgig
after the war.
Hallowe'en has grown to be a ne
occasion for the alleged funnymen of
Dallas.
On Wednesday night they eclipsed
all former attempts at depredation and
established a high mark for future
celebrators to shoot at.
They put the wheelless chassis of an
ancient automobile in front of the
First National Bank and hung the
body of the same hack around a bar-
ber’s pole up the street. They brought
an old privy from Heaven knows where
and put it on the sidewalk nearby.
~ They ran a hayrake up on the wide-
walk near the street car tracks and
then they distributed corn stalks gen-
erally to complete the Hallowe'en at-
mosphere.
Everything was very funny until we
‘reached The Post and discovered that
the signpost which guides visitors to
this humble structure had been hroken
off at the base and lay upon the gra s.
Pm or em rm
Empire of the Inca
The empire of the Inca extended
through the Andean region from
northern Ecuador south to what is
now Central Chile, and reached up to-
ward the crest of the Andes, on the
Chilean side.’ It did not extend into
the present territory of the Argentine |
¥ocal Option
Issue Before
Lehman Voters
Dallas Township Citizens
To Vote On $25,000
Bond Issue
ELECTION TUESDAY
The poll on local option in Lehman
Township and the vote on a proposed
$25,000 bond issue in Dallas Township
will be the major features of the gen-
eral election here next Tuesday.
Lehman Township is one of the six
Luzerne County municipalities which
will decide whether the sale of intoxi-
cants will be permitted in-their con-
fines. The other municipalities to vote
on the question will be Salem Town-
ship, Forty Fort, Fairview Township,
and Union Township.
In four of the communities the vote
will be cast only on the granting of
liquor licenses for the sale of liquor
or consumption on the premises, but
in L.ehman and Salem Townships the
question of the sale of malt beverages
by retailers will also be voted upon.
The method of placing the question
before the voters is based on Section
501, Article 5, of the Pennsylvania Li-
quor Control Act, which reads: ’
“In any municipalities, an election
may be held, but not oftener than once
in four years, on the date of any gen-
eral or municipal election, to determine
the will of the electors with respect to
the granting of licenses by the board,
to hotels, restaurants, and clubs, with-
in the limits of such municipalities, for
the sale of liquor for consumption upon
the premises of such hotels, restaurants
and clubs.”
The questions will
voting machine.
‘Whatever action is taken by the vot-
ers, the residents of Lehman will be
unable to hold another vote on local
option for four years.
Another purely local angle to #the
election will be the vote in Dallas
Township on the plan to float a $25,-
000 bond issue to pay for the erection
of a much-needed addition to the
high school.
A. C. Devens Host
To 325 At Dinner
W. A. Atkison Is Speaker
At Tioga’s Big
Party
appear on the
Three hundred twenty-five persons
from all parts of the Back Mountain
Section and neighboring areas attend-
ed the big dinner given at Kunkle
Community Hall last Tuesday night by
A. C. Devens.
W. A. Atkison of Waverly, N. Y., was
the speaker. The dinner is given
jointiy by Mr. Devens, proprietor of
the Devens Milling Co., and the Tioga-
Empire Feed Mills of Waverly, N. Y,
It was the first event of its kind in
two years.
The following attended:
H. A. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Nul-
ton, Sherry Nulton, Mrs. -W. J. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Race, Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Kunkle, Millard Race, Mr,
and Mrs. Wheeler Kunkle, Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Girton, Mr. and Mrs, Lewis
Nulton, Alfred Nulton, Michael Nova-
josky, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klimeck,
Mrs. W. W. Major, Walter Harris, John
Kunkle, C_ C. Hilbert, H. C. Hilbert.
W. W. Major, Mr. and Mrs. George
Landon, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rydd,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Herdman, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H, Frantz, Mr. and Mrs. J. N.
Whipp, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Honeywell,
Mr. and Mrs. Kiler Richards, Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph Slivinske, Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Gay, George Henderson, M. J, Hen-
derson, Mr. and Mrs, Ira Dymond and
son, B. E. Smith, Wesley Vosburs.
Frances Brace, Mrs. B. E. Smith,
Russell Smith, Harold Smith, Donald
Smith, Lawrence Smith, Forrest Smith,
A. H. Van Nortwick, H. B. Allen, Mrs,
George Sayre, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. His-
lop, Mr. ana Mrs. James Besecker, Mr.
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“TR.” in the Clay
This gigantic clay mask of
Theodore Roosevelt, glowering
from a Santa Monica, Calif,
cliff side, is being completed by
Artist-Contractor Fritz Henkels,
in his spare time. If the city ap-
proves, Henkels aims to “sculp”
heads of all the other presi-
dents.
Rural Groups Plan
Music Competition
—
Winner Will Compete At
State Farm Show At
Harrisburg
Some people sing for the joy of sing-
ing and others play for the joy of play-
ing, and when the Luzerne County
Contest in music for rural community
groups gets under way, there's going
to be plenty of both.
The contest is sponsored by the Luz-
erne County Agricultural Extension
Association and will be held sometime
in November. The contest is open to
members of adult rural community or-
ganizations, such as granges, parent-
teacher associations, churches, lodges,
etc. Hach organization is entitled to
send either & group of singers or an
instrumental group. The groups con-
sist of from three to six members; in-
clusive.
The winner of the Couey Musie
Contest will compete in the district
contest and the winner of this contest
in turn will compete for state honors at
the Harrisburg Farm Show in January.
Rules for the Music Contest may be
obtained from Luzerne County Asgri-
ultural Extension Association, Wilkes-
Barre Post Office Building.
Entries for the contest must be in the |
hands of J. D. Hutchison not later than
November 12th.
Traces History Of 7
Kingston Township
Attorney Willian Brewster of King-
ston, the author of a widely-known
history on this section, addressed the
Men’s Club of Trucksville M. E. Church
on Monday night.
He traced the growth and develop-
ment of this section from the days
when the Indian roamed these hills and
gave an interesting account of inci-
dents connected with the life of Wil-
liam Trux, one of the founders of
Kingston Township and the man after
whom the town of Trucksville was
named.
Prof, Warren Taylor, chairman of
the entertainment committee, introduc-
ed William Geyer of Shavertown, who
sang, accompanied by Mrs. Santiago of
Shavertown. :
Archie Woolbert, chairman of the
committee planning for the second an-
nual turkey dinner, announced the
event would be on November 8 to 5.
‘| Dallas. School
Act To Secure
Appropriation
Lazarus, Martin Move To
Procure Money For
Communities
$600 MONTHLY
Action was taken this week to: se-
cure a State Emergency Education Ap-
propriation for Dallas and vicinity and
if the projects suggested by the local
committee are approved $6000 monthly
will be paid to capable local persons
who willl carry on the 20- week pro-
gram.
Prof. J. S. Martin, supervising prin-
cipal of Kingston Township ' schools,
and Eugene Lazarus, a, member of the
Board, conferred this
week and made arrangements to have
a group of local persons sponsor the
project,
The Emergency Relief, Council will
meet late this week and will consider
the applications for funds made by
various communities in the county.
Plans for the function of the emer-
gency education here were still inde-
finite but it was suggested by Mr.
Martin and Mr. Lazarus that .the em-
ployment of a school nurse for the
Back Mountain Districts, the founding
of a community chorus, and the engag-
ing of some persons to direct a series
of current events and economic lec-
tures for adults through this section be
considered.
The co-operation of the school
boards or councils will be necessary in
the provision of facilities for holding
the classes and meetings but it is
considered certain that that co-opera-
tion will be forthcoming.
Dallas Borough Scnool Board has al-
ready intimated its approval and will
discuss the project more thoroughly at
its. meeting next Monday night.
Since the amount appropriated by
the State must be used to employ in-
structors who are residents of the dis-
trict in which the work is to be car-
ried on it is probable that about six
persons will secure employment
throughout the winter.
is in charge of the work, response has
been encouraging but rural sections
have been late in presenting their’ pro-
jects and it is probable that some of
them will lose their appropriations.
Honeywell Funeral
At 3 P. M. Friday
Was Manag “Of Conyngham
/ Fapris Here For 18
{ Years
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Funeral services for Delbert P.
Honeywell, 64, who died suddenly at
his home on Church Street, Dallas, on
Wednesday morning will be held from
the family home this afternoon at 3.
Rev Joseph Pennell, formerly pastor
of Dallas M. E. Church, of which Mr,
Honeywell was a member, will have
charge, Rev, Mr. Pennell is superin-
tendent of the Binghamton District.
He will be assisted by Rev. Francis
Freeman, pastor of the local church.
Interment will be in the Wardan Cem-
etery at Dallas.
Mr. Honeywell was first vice-presi-
dent of the First National Bank of
Dallas and for eighteen years has been
manager of the Conyngham dairy farm
at Hillside.
\ He was born October 10, 1870, at
Dallas Township, the son of the late
Harry and Rachel Crispell Honeywell
and had resided there most of his life.
He was engaged in the dairy business
in Wilkes-Barre for twenty years, re-
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Harry, The High-Browed Hobo, Visiting Dallas On Way To
Capital, Wants No Government Inter! erence In His Racket
Reads he New Yorker,
_Nanity Fair, And
Nation.
They call him Harry The
Browed Hobo.
He reads Vanity Fair, The Nation,
The American Spectator, and The New
Yorker.
Years ago he sweated over a copy
desk on a widely-known New York
State newspaper,
Then, one day, he decided there was
a better way to live. So he put his
pencils in the desk and hung his eye-
shade over the desk lamp and walked
out to become a hobo.
Since then he has travelled constant-
ly, sometimes on freight cars, some-
times as a hitch-hiker, once in an air-
plane, always free.
On Tuesday he stepped
automobile on Main Street, Dallas, and
spent an hour or so chatting with
local people before he picked up an-
other ride to Wyoming Valley. He was
on his way to Washington, D. C., to
confer with some of his friends with
regard to a plan for hobo-relief which
is tg be presented—Harry hopes—to
High-
out of an
the President.
All summer Harry The High-Browed
Hobo has been in the vicinity of the
Great Lakes. The cold blasts
last |
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week sent him scurrying Southward
where soft breezes are more kindly, to
gentlemen of the road.
He spent most of Monday in Tunk-
hannock and developed such an attach-
ment for that town’s charm that it
was with some regret that he accepted
an invitation to ride with a man who
was headed for Harvey's Lake. On
Monday #night Harry slept somewhere
at the Lake and after a late awaken-
ing and a leisurely breakfast on the
backporch of a good housewife he pro-
ceeded on toward Dallas,
His clothes, although well-worn,
were neat and appeared to protect
him adequately from the chill air, He
was clean-shaven except for a neat,
carefully-trimmed van dyke and a
small, pointed mus‘ ..ae His facial a-
dornments, as much as his literary
tendencies, were responsible for his al-
literative nick-name.
The plan which Harry intends to
present to the President would pro-
vide for the gift of $1 a day from the
Federal government to all accredited
hoboes. Frankly, Harry has little doubt
about the outcome of the suggestion.
H = is fairly sure the HRP (Hobo Re-
lief Plan) will fail. He intimated, too,
that,personally, he would prefer an ex-
istence unhampered by the red tape of
Federal relief. He believes the govern-
ment has no right to interfere in his
business, which is, after all, coming
Expects To Finish Novel
On Hobo Life Next
Spring
along fine without government aid,
Originally, Harry proposed to head
Westward to observe and study Upton
Sinclair's EPIC campaign in California
but cold weather descended upon him
too soon and he has not the time to
make the trip by the Southern route.
So he is headed for the balmy South
with vague plans for a second trip
to South America along about Febru-
ary. His plans for that trip are, how-
ever, haunted by the memory of the
time, three years ago, when he
bummed his way successfully to Rio
de Janeiro—and then. after long and
shrewd efforts to his way back,
had to resort to work to pay his trans-
portation back to the states. That ter-
rible incident mars a long record of
idleness.
Harry, whose last name is George, is
writing a novel. It is about half-fin-
ished. It is to be written in the first
person in the colorful jargon of the
hobo jungle. In the Spring, when he
comes Northward again and the novel
ig finished he will try to find a kindly
publisher, You may see Harry’s name
vet on the cover of a best-seller.
Cea
Stranger things have happened.
Water Com
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' Generally, said H. H. Updegrove, who |
pany Must File
Plan For Better Service
Tr S. C. UPHOLDS COMPLAINTS
OF INADEQUATE DISTRIBUTION
Wilkes-Barre for a final hearing.
and intend to end their situation”.
Accepted As Victory
The action of Mr, Goldberg was in-
terpreted by the groups sponsoring the
complaint as a clean-cut victory for
the two local municipalities.
So overwhelming was the evidence of
the complaints that it was not neces-
sary to call all the witnesses who were
prepared to testify. When about an
hour had been spent in such testimony,
Mr.. Goldberg suggested that the call-
ing of the other witnesses be postponed
until after the company had attempted
some explanation.
“It' has undoubtedly been estab-
lished” he said “that the supply of
water to these people is inadequate”.
The respondent consumed the re-
mainder of the time in a defense but
was not prepared to make any de-
finite proposal for correcting the con-
ditions which had been established in
previous testimony.
The next hearing will be held some-
time in December.
Complaints Heard
When the hearing started a few min-
utes after 2 only a few persons were
present Later the attendance increas-
ed until about fifty persons, most of
them from Dallas and vicinity were in
the court room.
Attorney Bert Lewis, who filed the
petition with the Public Commission,
as the representative of the Dallas
Taxpayers’ Association, “the original
complainants, represented the local
groups.
The Dallas Water Co. was represent-
ed by Robert Hall Craig, an engineer
and accountant, I.eslie Warhola, pro-
duction manager of the company, was
present but he did not testify.
Henry J. Disque, president of Dallas
Borough School Board and president
of the Taxpayers’ Association, was the
first witness. Mr. Disque explained his
interest in the complaint as a domes-
tic user and as a director of the school
board. In the cross examination, Mr.
Craig intimated that Mr. Disque, who
had testified that he leaves his home
in the morning each day, had no per-
sonal knowledge of any interruption of
service but Mr. Goldberg prevented
any more questioning along those lines
by drawing from the respondent an ad-
mission of interruption of service.
Capt, C. N. Booth made an ag-
gressive witness. He insisted on re-
lating his complaints in his own way
and struck a decisive blow for the
complainants with his story of inter-
ruptions of service which begin four or
five years ago shortly after he had
bought his home on Lehman Avenue.
In his story he told of the appearance
of a “Mr. Craig” before the Dallas
Borough Council and the engineer re-
presenting the company objected,
claiming he had never appeared before
that body.
The difficulties caused by inadequate
water supply at Dallas Borough High
School were outlined in the testimony
of Calvin McHose, supervising princi-
pal. Mr. McHose based his complaint
on the School Code’s demands for an
adequate water supply for schools and
declared that the supply from the Dal-
lag Water Co. has never been adequate
and that as a result of the weak pres-
sure on the inverted drinking fountains
students have been instructed not to
use them. In the cross examination it
was brought out that a leak in a pipe
at the school was responsible for some
waste.
C. J. Eipper, president of Dallas
township School Board, had facts and
figures ready and he presented them
without hesitation. He testified that on
three occasions this term pupils have
been sent home because of an inade-
quate supply.
It was during the testimony of Mrs,
O. I. Harvey that the question of the
quality of the local water supply en-
tered the hearing. Mrs, Harvey told
of taking a sample of the water to the
Kirby Health Center to be analyzed
and Mr. Craig interrupted to ask Mr.
Goldberg if the the quality of the water
was to be considered. Referring to
the petition which was filed a year ago,
Mr. Goldberg found that mention of the
alleged unsatisfactory quality of the
water had been made. The question of
quality was admitted but no effort
was made after that to allege any im-
purities. Toward the close of the hear-
ing Mr. Craig explained that the com-
pany sends samples for analysis once,
and frequently, twice a month,
Adam Kiefer’s testimony was es-
pecially interesting because he ex-
pressed the opinion held by most of the
complainants in defending the person-
nel of the water company and assuring
the commission that the employes
have exerted every effort to rélieve
conditions. He told of times during cold
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WV
For Local Aid Dallas Water Company Must File Plan Of Action For Ap-
| proval Of Commission And Taxpayers Within Thirty
Days, Goldberg Rules; Testimony Of Local
Witnesses Clinches Water Case.
“PEOPLE DESERVE RELIEF” SAYS COMMISSIONER
Complaints that Dallas Water Co. has failed to supply adetuate service tg
homes in Dallas Borough and Dallas Township were upheld yesterday afters
noon by Herman J. Goldberg, a member of the Public Service Commission.
After listening for two hours to the vociferous complaints of the local wit«
nesses and the unsatisfactory defense of the company, Mr. Goldberg ordered the
company’s engineers to prepare a plan for relieving the Spnation and to pres=<-
ent it to the Commission within thirty days,
Shortly after that plan is presented the Commission willl meet agin in
In the meantime, Mr. Goldberg said, an engineer from the Public Service
Commission will make a comprehensive survey in Dallas and present a list of
recommendations to be considered by the company and the complainants
“The people of Dallas” said Mr. Goldberg, “are entitled to relief.
We hope
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Notes On The
Commission
Hearing . . .
When Attorney Bert Lewis attempt«
ed to have witnesses describe in detail
the location of their homes, Mr. Ggld«'
berg interrupted and explained that ale
though under ordinary circumstances
the geography of the area might be ex
plained in detail it should not be necs
essary with a local man hearing the
case. “I have been through Dallag
once or twice” said Mr. Goldberg, who
is a resident of Wilkes-Barre.
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C. J. Eipper was perfectly at home
as a witness. He smiled graciously at
all the questions and displayed such a
friendly attitude that he had most of
the courtroom smiling with him.
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In the days when he was a State
policeman Captain C. N. Booth pro=
bably became accustomed to the court
room So he was ready for anything
when he entered into the witness box
yesterday. He enlivened the hearing
when Attorney Lewis asked him: “Ig
your home served by the Dallas Water
Co.” “Partially” said Captain Booth,
>
¢ a :
Mrs, O. L. Harvey was the only wo«
man who testified and she did a splen=
did job. She spoke quietly and with
a great deal of dignity and her state=
ments were clear and concise. She had
with her a: slip of paper on which she
had jotted down interruptions of ser=
vice recently and she was able to give
the days of the failure of service.
. » .
There was a great deal of admira«
tion for the manner in which Herman
Goldberg heard the ‘testimony. Fres«
quently he interjected questions which
saved long, endless testimony and al«
ways with such tact and grace that
neither the witnesses nor the coundil
were confused. Undoubtedly he is one
of the fairest and most worthy mems«
bers of the P..'S. C.
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When Adam Kiefer had finished his
testimony he asked Mr. Craig. if he
would answer a question. “Yes”
agreed Mr. Craig. Mr. Kiefer wanted to
know if the water company owns the
right of way along the street at Shrine
View, “Is this question for the record”
Mr. Craig asked Mr. Goldberg, “Since
you've already agreed to answer it”
smiled Mr. Goldberg “I don’t know just
how you could evade it”. Mr. Craig
didn’t know, anyway, so it didn’t mat
ter,
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Henry Disque after he testified, sat
with Attorney Lewis in the front of the
court room. Attorney Lewis, who pres
pared the case, deserves a great share
of the credit for yesterday's victory.
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The fact that some homes in: this
section were without water from 6:30
to 11 on Wednesday morning did the
water company’s defense no good.
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Despite the fact that he was on the
opposite side from most of the people
in the court room, Mr. Craig, who used
to play baseball with Bill Clymer, made
a good impression and deserves credit
for handling a weak case in a credit
able manner.
Novel Costumes
Feature Dance
Firemen’s Annual Hallowe'en
Frolic Is Marked
Success
There was fun and mirth aplenty on
Wednesday night as a capacity crowd
attended the Hallowe'en Ball held by
Dr. Henry M, Laing Fire company in
the Dallas high school auditorium with
Warhola’s orchestra furnishing the
music.
The diversity of costumes and de=
coration of the gymnasium were fea-
tures that surpassed previous Hal-
lowe’en Balls. George Orcutt of Nox-
en as Dr. Quack carried off first hone
ors for the most novel costume. Cath«
erine Williams of ‘Wilkes-Barre ag
Mae West was another prize winner
Mr. and Mrs. Schuler of Trieksville in
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